Jabberwocky (1971)
- Directed by
- Jan Švankmajer
- Genre
- short film, animated film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl explores a chaotic antique shop where household objects transform into strange creatures and scenes. The film loosely adapts a Lewis Carroll poem with surreal animations and a darkly playful tone.
surrealwhimsicaldreamlikeunsettlingplayfuldenseambiguousvisually inventive
What happens
Jabberwocky (Czech: Žvahlav aneb šatičky slaměného Huberta, "Jabberwocky, or Hubert's Straw Hats") is a 1971 Czechoslovak animated short film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer, based loosely on the 1871 poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll and on a children's book Anička skřítek a Slaměný Hubert ("Anička the Sprite and Straw Hubert") by Czech surrealist Vítězslav Nezval, which is referenced in the Czech title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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